The US will reportedly send ATACMS long-range missiles to Ukraine after previously refusing. Photo/Illustration
WASHINGTON – United States of America (US) for the umpteenth time has once again licked its own lips regarding military assistance to Ukraine . After previously refusing to send ATACMS long-range missiles to Ukraine, now the decision has reportedly turned 180 degrees.
A number of US media reported that President Joe Biden plans to provide the advanced long-range missiles to Ukraine to help Kiev’s ongoing counterattack.
They quoted US officials familiar with the matter as saying Ukraine would get several ATACMS missiles with a range of up to 300 km.
This would allow Kiev to hit Russian targets far behind the front lines.
NBC News and The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) quoted unnamed US officials as saying that President Biden told his Ukrainian colleague Volodymyr Zelensky that Kiev would get a “small number” of ATACMS missiles.
The two leaders met at the White House on Thursday.
WSJ added that the weapons will be shipped in the coming weeks.
Meanwhile, the Washington Post quoted several people familiar with the discussions as saying that Ukraine would arm ATACMS with cluster bombs, not single warheads as quoted from BBCSaturday (23/9/2023).
2023-09-23 02:22:21
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